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I'll admit to being fooled from the front and from a distance, but not once you see the exhaust tips are silver

does rev match being on or off change it? I recall with it off, the revs climbed on the downshift to provide engine braking

as others have noted, the manual is the only reason why we got the car and I would have laughed 3 years ago if someone said "get a Cadillac"

I have a 22, so can't answer #1. 2) same issue sometimes - in my experience, we are moving from push-the-button to pull-the-door faster than the mechanism. I've just added a slight delay between clicking the button and pulling open 3) crazily enough, no BSM in 25s (though I believe it's...

yeah that timing.... some of us watched 23s be delivered before our 22s

these are dealers with no waiting lists? I'd hope, if I was on a waiting list, my dealer would call and offer it to me. Or maybe they did, but with a mark up and folks said "seeee-ya"

the car officially debuted in February 2021 via a live stream event. During the call, you called the 800 number to place an order for one of the first 250 (of each). No dealer connection or allocation was necessary - your chosen dealer got the sale. I delayed chatting with the wife on yes/no...

thanks @LF4472 - those were the pics

I believe it's one of these? We Received our first 2024 CT5-V Blackwing 20th Anniversary Edition | and I saw a picture of the chartreuse one being built - they are pulled off the line for custom painting and hand assembly in a different building (practice for the Celestiq?). I agree with...

thanks for posting. more subtle (a good thing) then expected

Hi @1StunnaV were these built in March/April? any delivered? would love to see pics!

agreed - I was there in July. It was hot, but barely noticeable. You spend very little time outside - just walking from classroom to the car and back a few times. Then windows up for exercises and laps. And they keep the cars running, so they are cool on entry.

non CF car here (due to constraints) and I felt no difference between my car and the full CF car I drove at Spring Mountain

My wife named her The Beast

mine was on the Cadillac and dealership websites for a day or two and then was taken down by the dealer. some dealers leave them up to get people calling and others, like my small hometown dealer, don't want to field a ton of calls.